Visitors to Serbia must obtain a visa from one of the Serbian diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries. The Government of Serbia, based on bilateral agreements or unilateral decisions, allows citizens of certain countries and territories to visit Serbia for tourism or business purposes without having to obtain a visa. Citizens of other countries have to obtain a visa from the Embassy or Consulate General of the Republic of Serbia in the country of their principal residence. Visa policy of Serbia is similar to the visa policy of the Schengen Area. Serbia grants visa-free entry to most Schengen Annex II nationalities, except for Brunei, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Kiribati, Malaysia, Mauritius, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nicaragua, Panama, Samoa, Saint Lucia, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Taiwan, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Venezuela. It also grants visa-free entry to several additional countries – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, China, Cuba, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Oman, Qatar, Russia, Suriname and Turkey. Visa policy map Visa-free access Citizens and holders of ordinary passports of the following 91 countries and territories can enter and stay in Serbia without a visa: Notes For longer stays a residence permit application must be made through the Ministry of Interior. Including all classes of British nationality. May enter on a national ID card for a stay of up to 90 days within 180 days. 90 days within a six-month period for holders of passports endorsed for public affairs. Maximum stay is calculated within any 180 days unless stipulated otherwise by a bilateral agreement. Substitute visas As of November 2014 valid visa holders and residents of the European Union and Schengen Area member states and the United States can enter Serbia without a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days within 180 days, provided the visa remains valid for the entire length of stay. Reciprocity Serbian citizens can enter most of the countries whose citizens are granted visa-free access to Serbia without a visa except for Antigua and Barbuda (grants electronic visa), Australia (grants electronic visa), Bahamas, Bahrain, Bolivia (grants visa on arrival), Burundi (grants visa on arrival), Canada, Guinea-Bissau (grants electronic visa and visa on arrival), Ireland, Jamaica (grants visa on arrival), Kuwait (grants visa on arrival), Mexico, New Zealand, Palau (grants visa on arrival), Paraguay, United Kingdom and the United States. Diplomatic and official passports Additionally, only holders of diplomatic and official passports